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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Natasha say she has been getting application materials ready for when she talks with the USCIS agent in the beginning of the novel?
(a) NYU.
(b) Brooklyn College.
(c) Berkeley.
(d) Harvard.

2. When she is asked about how she surmises she will die, Natasha tells Daniel that as a black woman living in the United States, she is most likely to die from what condition?
(a) Cancer.
(b) Kidney disease.
(c) Heart disease.
(d) Epilepsy.

3. What is Daniel's older brother's name?
(a) Charlie.
(b) Walter.
(c) Mark.
(d) James.

4. Where does Daniel describe the article about the researcher who put two people in a lab and had them ask one another intimate questions?
(a) The Washington Post.
(b) Science Today.
(c) American Psychologist.
(d) The New York Times.

5. How many intimate questions comprise the study about love that Daniel describes in the narrative?
(a) 180.
(b) 42.
(c) 39.
(d) 36.

Short Answer Questions

1. With whom is Hannah Winter having an affair?

2. In “Hannah Winter: A Fairy-Tale History, Part 1,” the narrator notes that Hannah is neither the princess nor what?

3. What is the first question from Category #2 (medium intimacy) that Daniel and Natasha choose to ask one another?

4. From what narrative perspective is “Irene: A History" related?

5. What is the title that younger brothers use for older brothers in Korean?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is a "multiverse" and why is this discussed in The Sun is Also a Star?

2. How is "love" perceived by Natasha and by Daniel in the novel?

3. How does Natasha respond to her interaction with Charlie at Daniel's father's store when they first meet?

4. What happens when Natasha arrives late for her meeting with Karen Whitney?

5. Who is Hannah Winter and what role does she play in the plot of The Sun is Also a Star?

6. What are Natasha's feelings about science?

7. What is the significance of the Prologue to The Sun is Also a Star?

8. What "event" leads to Daniel pursuing the signs of God in the novel?

9. How would you describe Natasha's family?

10. What are the relationships like in Daniel's family?

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